Andrew Heiskell

Journalist

Male

Born1915

Died2003

Andrew Heiskell was chairman and CEO of Time Inc., and also known for his philanthropy, including for the New York Public Library. He was President of the Inter American Press Association (1961–1962). He was born in Naples to American parents and spent his childhood abroad. In 1946, aged just 30, he was named publisher of Life; later, as CEO, he had to close it down (in 1972). In 1974 he created People, which rapidly became a great asset. He was married three times.… Read More

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'I met with Mr. Kirchwey in his sunny and spacious office at the American Academy in Rome, where he is currently on leave from Bryn Mawr College and serving a three-year term as the Academy's Andrew Heiskell Arts Director. Mr. Kirchwey had the harder'

'Named for Andrew Heiskell, the late former Chairman and CEO of Time Inc., the awards were presented at a ceremony at the Time Warner Center in New York City. “Our employees have always displayed a passion for helping to enrich the lives of others as'

'In February 2010, CLC won the Institute for International Education's Andrew Heiskell Award for best study abroad program at a community college. During fall semester 2010, 120 students from 43 countries enrolled at CLC. For more information, contact'

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CHILDHOOD

1915Birth
Born in 1915.

THIRTIES

194631 Years Old
In 1946, aged just 30, he was named publisher of Life; later, as CEO, he had to close it down (in 1972).

FIFTIES

196550 Years Old
He was married three times. His second wife was the Hollywood actress Madeleine Carroll. His third wife, whom he married in 1965, was Marian Sulzberger Dryfoos, the widow of New York Times publisher Orvil Dryfoos.
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The Institute of International Education's Andrew Heiskell Award is named for him. Heiskell donated funds to pay for the Arts Director position at the American Academy in Rome which is currently being served by American poet Karl Kirchwey. Read Less

197459 Years Old
In 1974 he created People, which rapidly became a great asset.